Go on then...

There once was a website called B3ta
Whose premise could not have been neater
But one decade on
Originality gone
On a cliff edge I fear it does teeter
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:42, 6 replies)

You wouldn't be the first say we are witnessing the death of QOTW

( Infidel , shit and wrong, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 15:13, closed)

*applauds*
Perfectly put. QOTW has been dying on it's arse for ages now, far too many great posters simply cannot be bothered anymore.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 25 Jul 2012, 15:17, closed)

because
thats what qotw has always been about. literary genius right?

set up specifically for the next hemmingway or god forbid dan mason to emerge.

errrr
(magictorch, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 15:33, closed)

As if to validate my point entirely...
And while I'm at it a good proportion of now ex-b3tans are quite capable of writing an immensely dull book about catching a fish, should they choose to.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 25 Jul 2012, 15:34, closed)

Well
I've used it in the past as a strop to put a fine edge on my, admittedly dull, literary edge.

I've also used it for shit and giggles, but latterly, the shit's drowned out the giggles.

Nowadays, it's more of a habit, and one I'm finding it increasingly easy to kick.

I rarely post as myself these months, though one of my meat puppets still manages to amuse and enrage in equal measures. I may have to give her an outing soon. That's assuming there'll be a topic that can elicit something less than banal.

And cheers Bicycle Repairman - love to the Chickenlady!
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 15:52, closed)

qotw was once mostly anecdotes. Now it's all 'hilarious' internet banter, the injokes of around a dozen people.

It's not a stretch to say it used to be better when it'd be difficult to make it worse.
(cs1ca, Thu 26 Jul 2012, 9:48, closed)